Author: Scott

But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice? . . .” Exodus 5:2 We often refuse to ask the one question we should: How must I obey you God? We don’t ask the question because we don’t really want to know the answer. We don’t ask God how to get…
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I will be with your mouth and with his mouth and will teach you both what to do. Exodus 4:15 At our gym, we all go through the same workout of the day together. It is usually timed, and we do keep score. This breeds competition, which I very much enjoy. There are those however,…
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But Moses said to the Lord, “Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent . . . but I am slow of speech and of tongue.” Exodus 4:10 In our corruption, addicts have a surplus of excuses ready to ease our behavior into places it shouldn’t go. I deserve this. I need to sleep. It’s no…
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I have been a stranger in a strange land. Exodus 2:22 (KJV) The strangest thing I saw when I moved to Minnesota had to be the hundreds of ice houses and trucks on the frozen lakes. I ice fished once as a child, sitting on a bucket, freezing. These heated campers on ice though, were…
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As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good . . . Genesis 50:20 Did I choose to be a Christian, or did God choose me? Is God in control or do I have free will? When I become a Christian, do I have a new life, or do I…
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And as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie beside her or to be with her. Genesis 39:10 I once heard a minister on the radio brag of how God had rewarded him for his obedience with immense wealth and a private jet. I could share in…
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So when Joseph came to his brothers, . . . they took him and threw him into a pit. Genesis 37:23-24 As a Christian, who am I? Am I a new creation or do I still struggle with the old life? Is it wrong to call myself an addict if I follow Christ? These are…
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And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright now.” Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?” Genesis 25:30-32 Several years ago, I was moving a large pile of soil with a shovel…
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God tested Abraham . . . “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering . . .” Genesis 22:1-2 I once spoke with a man who just could not follow God as he clung to something in his…
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Genesis 19:26 Lot’s wife, behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. Several years ago, I sat in my doctor’s office, in tears, telling him of my depression. I blamed my demanding job, my insomnia and the time of year. Depression was not my problem though, addiction was. I was miserable because…
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